Barbed wire for fences



(No Model.)

0. B. BRAINARD.

BARBED WIRE FOR FENCES.

No. 287,091. Patented Oct. 23', 1883.

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CURTIS B. BRAINARD, OF J OLIET, ILLINOIS. I

BARBED WIRE FOR FENCES.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 28%,091, dated' October23, 1883,

Application filed May 1, 1883. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OURTIs B. BRAINARD, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at Joliet, in thecounty of Will and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Barbed Wire for Fences, of which the following isa specifica tion, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view, Fig. 2acrosssectional view, and Fig. 3 aperspective view, of a single barb detached from the Wire strands; Fig.4, a view of a strip of fiat metal from in which it is cut up into blankbarbs.

This invention relates to certain improvements in flat-metal barbs forfences, which improvements are fully set forth in the followingspecification and claim.

In the drawings, a a represent the two strandwires. 0 represents thebarb, formed of a thin piece of sheet metal out in the form shownparticularly in Fig. 3, and having its central portion or body bent, asshown, to form seats 1" for the two strand-wires a a to rest on. Thebarb is provided with the two tongues or hooks s s,which are cut orpunched out fromthe central portion or body of the barb, and have oneend, toward the centerof the barb, left fast and integral therewith,While the other end is adapted to coil upon and clasp each strandwire,as shown, to hold the barb firmly upon and between the two strand-wires,thus forming a very neat, durable, and effective barb that canbe made atvery small expense. These tongues or hookss 8 may, if desired,bothproject from the same side in the same direction.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is as follows, to wit:

The two-pointed fiat metal barb described, having the bend r at itscenter, and the two hooks or tongues 88, formed of the centralportion orbody of the barb and integral therewith, and adapted to clasp astrand-wireon either side of the barb, in the manner and for the purposeset forth.

CURTIS B. BRAINARD.

Witnesses Trros. H. Huronrns, WM. J. HUTOHINS.

